Job Insurance for TCU Members
With LECMPA job insurance, TCU members protect themselves from wage loss due to discipline.
5085 – Union is Here – Amtrak/New Orleans Shop – MofE
Left to Right Joe English/General Chairman 5085, Rogue Norman, Rita Claborne, Jerry Nee, Mike Miller, Gary Vogel
Opposition Mounting Against CP-NS Merger
Canadian Pacific (CP) CEO Hunter Harrison has faced a wall of opposition ever since announcing his intention to merge his company with Norfolk Southern (NS) last November. And that wall includes NS itself. On Dec. 7th, NS released a “white paper” that outlined the various reasons why a merger would be unwise, including the viability
PEB 249 SELECTS COALITION PROPOSAL AS MOST REASONABLE OFFER
Presidential Emergency Board 249 has selected the Coalition Unions’ final offer in its entirety as the “most reasonable” in its January 11, 2016 recommendation to settle negotiations on New Jersey Transit. The three member neutral panel was appointed by President Obama because of their experience and expertise. In their 34 page Report, the PEB reviewed
Fighting Bad Trade Deals
On Monday, labor leaders, religious leaders, and Members of Congress came together to once-again denounce the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is a massive trade deal currently being proposed between the U.S. and eleven other nations; and one that many are calling “NAFTA on Steroids.” TCU stood in solidarity with IAM at the Capitol
A look back at a wild December
The TCU Legislative Department hopes everyone had a fun and safe holiday season and wishes you the best in this New Year! And to ring in 2016, we wanted to provide a recap of the happenings in DC last month. This past December there was much to celebrate for TCU members as Santa arrived a
2015 FST Forms
Click on the link to download the current form. RR = Railroad SS = Social Security 2016 FST Forms 2016 Railroad Retirement Earnings and Tax Rates 2016 SS Tax Rate Notice 2016 Audit OE-1a (RR Lodges) 2016 Audit OE-1a Extended (RR Lodges) 2016 Audit Only (SS Lodges) 2016 Audit Only Extended (SS Lodges)
Lifetime Maximum Under the Negotiated Medical Plan for Early Retirees (GA-46000) Increased
The lifetime maximum under the negotiated medical plan for early retirees will increase by $5,800 from $145,800 to $151,600, effective January 1, 2016, due to automatic adjustments based on medical cost inflation. The change affects members enrolled in the Railroad Employees National Early Retirement Major Medical Benefit Plan, GA-46000. Click here for more information about
Notable Arbitration Case Won – TCU Defends Retiree Benefits
For several decades Long Island Rail Road had a standing practice of issuing Lifetime rail passes upon retirement to LIRR employees and their spouses. However, in 2013, LIRR unilaterally issued a new policy that required retirees and their spouses to not only renew their rail passes within six months but also required that the passes
Highway-Transit Bill Still Under Construction
With recent tragic events taking center-stage on Capitol Hill, President Obama reluctantly signed another two-week extension of the current Highway-Transit bill. The bill had been scheduled to expire this evening. The extension should provide lawmakers the needed time to hammer out the final details on a much longer bill that would potentially provide authorized funding